The Trump administration has posted a new regulation that may permit President Trump, through proclamation, to ban sure immigrants from in search of asylum, senior administration officers advised reporters Thursday afternoon.

Why it issues: It will permit Trump to dam any immigrants who enter the U.S. illegally from receiving asylum, and comes as a caravan of Central People makes its means towards the U.S. border. It has been beforehand reported that the administration was contemplating a proposal that may stop immigrants who cross the border illegally from acquiring asylum.

What they’re saying: DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and performing Legal professional Basic Matthew Whitaker stated in a press release, “Our asylum system is overwhelmed with too many meritless asylum claims from aliens who place an incredible burden on our sources, stopping us from having the ability to expeditiously grant asylum to those that actually deserve it. In the present day, we’re utilizing the authority granted to us by Congress to bar aliens who violate a Presidential suspension of entry or different restriction from asylum eligibility.”

What’s subsequent: It will greater than probably be challenged in courtroom, as U.S. legal guidelines allow immigrants to use for asylum inside a 12 months of being on U.S. soil no matter whether or not they entered legally or illegally.